Women&#39;s Bulletproof Ballistic Shield Handbag

ABSTRACT

A hand-carry purse converting into bullet proof vest

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is in the technical field of personal safetydevices, firearm armor and protection from firearms shots. Moreparticularly, the present invention is in the field of using bulletproof vest to protect body from gun shots.

Conventional bullet proof vests are heavy and bulky and designed morefor law enforcement and military personnel for field operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a hand-carry bag, a purse, that can beconverted fast and easy into a bullet-proof vest. Present invention isan every-day item, that looks and can be used like many other similarbags and purses, except that it can quickly be turned into a bulletproof vest that protects vital organs in human body from gun shots fromthe front and from the back. Present invention can also be used as ahand-held shield when time does not allow to convert it to a vest.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B are isometric views of safety purse of presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a isometric view of safety purse of present invention withfront shield partially pulled out;

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are front and rear isometric views of a person in aprocess of putting on safety purse invention;

FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C are isometric views of a person wearingfully strapped safety purse of present invention;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B in details there is shown ahand-carry purse 2 with actual purse body 4, carrying handles 12 and 14,zipper 5 closing central compartment of purse 4 and zipper 3 closingside compartment 16 of purse body 4. Said side compartment 16 hasadditional space in it for holding Kevlar plate that always stays insidethat compartment 16 and is hidden from view. Purse has opposite side 6with side opening 7 that holds a removable Kevlar front shield 8. Saidside opening 7 under normal every day use is latched closed with slidinglatch 10. In FIG. 1B also shown bottom of purse 2 with legs 20 and endof retractable waist strap 18.

Referring now to the invention in more detail, in FIG. 2 there is shownthe purse 2 with Kevlar front shield 8 partially pulled out of sidecompartment 7.

Now referring to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B in more details shown is a humanbody FIG. 30 with safety purse 2 in position to be put on and fullystrapped. Shown is safety purse 4 positioned at the back of human FIG.30 with front Kevlar plate 8 fully retracted from the purse 4. Saidfront Kevlar plate 8 is attached to purse 4 with front straps 26 andrear straps 24 with adjustment buckles 28 between the front straps 26and rear straps 24. In FIG. 3B shown also is partially retracted waiststrap 18 from the bottom of purse 4.

Referring now to FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C showing purse 4 fullyconverted into body armor and strapped securely to human body FIG. 30.There is shown a front Kevlar plate 8 positioned at the front of FIG. 30to protect chest area 34 and vital upper body organs from gun shots.Front Kevlar plate 8 is secured to the body 30 with rear shoulder straps24, adjustment buckles 28 and front shoulder straps 26, which have freeadjustment ends 36. Pulling said adjustment ends 36 will allow to adjustvertical position of front Kevlar plate 8. Said front Kevlar plate 8 isalso strapped to the body30 with fully retracted waist strap 18,

1. The embodiment of common handbags worn over a shoulder via a strapand suspended there under or carried from straps for particlefunctionality as an actual handbag are coveted for theirpracticableness. While most users can operate the handbag in the abovemanners, such usages of the handbag do not provide user with safety orpeace of mind from incumbent dangers in today's society. Heretofore,various types of bags, including handbags have been constructed with theexclusion of ballistic shields or accessories to provide the owners ofsuch bags a wearable option of protection. With the increasing number ofmass shootings no longer an aberration and projectiles moving at highvelocity have become almost common place, safety and peace of mind arein jeopardy. Accordingly, some traditional handbags are liable to beingpenetrated by high velocity projectiles, such as bullets, wherein a useris vulnerable to serious or fatal injury. The current invention providesthe aforementioned unique features allowing to convert into a type ofbody armor, bullet proof vest that may save the wearers life. Theseprior devices shown in FIGS. 1A-1B, 2 & 4C are comprised of ballisticShields that can be deployed by an ordinary skilled individual toreconfigure into a wearable configuration that protects multiple partsof the wearer's body. The current invention can also be used as a shieldin the vent as such time is a factor. These devices can provide ahandbag with panels that can be easily removed from hidden compartmentby ordinary skilled individuals at the early ages of 10, to as old as 80years (or older baring restrictions with range of motion). We claim thatthe user of this handbag with safety vest accessory can be secure in allinstances of high projectile attacks (for handgun attacks to AR-15attacks) and will bring with it the certification certificatethereforth.